A Phillipburg teenager faces weapons charges after he brandished a BB gun in an attempt to entice officers to use force against him, police and court records state.

Stephen Campbell, 18, of the 100 block of Chambers Street in Phillipsburg, was allegedly sitting on a porch July 31 with a C11 BB gun in plain view. Authorities responded after neighbors reported a man with a weapon, according to town police.

When officers arrived, Campbell allegedly refused their verbal commands and resisted arrest. Authorities said they later learned Campbell had the weapon, which resembled an actual pistol, in the hopes that officers would use force against him. Police did not elaborate on the incident.

Campbell made his first appearance earlier this month in state Superior Court on charges of possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes and unlawful possession of a weapon. Bail information was not immediately available.